Durham University is seeking to recruit men's and women's postgraduate scholars for the 2018/19 academic year for Fencing.

The successful candidates will join a squad with National Championship ambitions, and will have opportunities to develop coaching and leadership experience, alongside studying for a Masters degree from a world top 100 university. Our men's team won the 2017/18 National Championship, and our women's team have made the National Final in both 2016/17 & 2017/18. Last few scholarships available - apply now.

*British University Sport eligibility regulations allow the successful candidates to play for the University team regardless of the number of years played in the NCAA.

Masters qualifications are completed in one year in Britain - over 150 world class MA and MSc programmes are available.The successful candidates will receive the following package:

One of the most competitive and attractive scholarships available at UK universities

Access to Durham's Elite Athlete Support programme, including strength and conditioning and physiotherapy

Durham University, England, is one of the world's leading academic institutions, ranked 74th globally and top 40 for employability. The sporting programme is also exceptional, ranked number one in Britain for team sports, and with leading programmes in over 20 different sports.
This postgraduate scheme is unique in Britain for it's scale and strength of opportunity. We will, for the tenth year in succession, be recruiting up to 100 overseas student athletes to come to Britain to study and compete. We recruit anyone with significant NCAA playing experience. We want to hear from you wherever you are from, with every application being considered on it's individual merits.
This scheme provides you the opportunity to continue to play the sport you love, achieve a world class degree, and also to live in another country: many students will also use the holiday periods to travel around Europe.